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Manchester United can take a big step to a European place on Saturday with a win against Brighton, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could have two key players back in contention.

United sit level on points with Arsenal, who face Chelsea later in the day, so Solskjaer will know a win will gain ground on at least one of their rivals for the top four.

Eric Bailly is back after suspension, and Alexis Sanchez could return after also missing the Tottenham win, but Marouane Fellaini, Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo are alll ruled out as they continue to recover from injury,

Solskjaer opted to match Tottenham's diamond formation at Wembley last week, but would be expected to return to his preferred tactics at home against the Seagulls.

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On Sunday, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford played upfront, supported by Jesse Lingard. Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera were the energetic midfield duo, with Nemanja Matic playing as a traditional defensive midfielder.

But Solskjaer should swap back to the formation that saw him win his first five games in all competitions before the Spurs victory, and that would mean a return to the left wing for Anthony Martial, while Jesse Lingard would move back to the right side.

Paul Pogba would then be expected to advance to the central attacking midfield role behind lone striker Marcus Rashford - who will make his 150th appearance for the club if he features.

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Eric Bailly's return complicates things, but Phil Jones has been in decent form and a defence that kept a clean sheet against Spurs should remain the same. That would mean Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof and Ashley Young completing the back four alongside Jones.

And last week's hero David De Gea will surely be given a huge ovation at Old Trafford following his match-winning display at Wembley.

With Sanchez returning, he will join the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Bailly and Juan Mata on the bench.